PLANT SUPPLIER QA ENG

NSK; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NSK is seeking a supplier quality professional to collaborate with manufacturing and suppliers in the Ann Arbor area. You will evaluate and monitor supplier quality performance, conduct audits, and ensure compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific requirements.

You will support APQP activities, review PPAP submissions, verify process capability studies and control plans, and participate in new product launches to ensure timely and quality-ready supplier performance.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, approve, and monitor supplier quality performance.
• Conduct supplier audits, including process, system, and product audits.
• Ensure supplier compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific requirements.
• Maintain supplier scorecards and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Lead supplier development activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities.
• Review and approve supplier PPAP submissions.
• Verify process capability studies and control plans.
• Participate in new product launches and supplier readiness reviews.
• Ensure supplier achievement of launch timing and quality requirements.
• Support manufacturing operations regarding supplier quality issues.
• Coordinate sorting, containment, and rework activities.
• Participate in customer visits and quality reviews.
• Minimize production disruptions caused by supplier non-conformances.
• Support other plant activities as needed.
• Monitor supplier PPM performance.
• Analyze defect trends and warranty data.
• Develop supplier quality metrics and monthly reports.
• Recommend improvement actions based on performance data.

Job description

• Evaluate, approve, and monitor supplier quality performance.
• Conduct supplier audits, including process, system, and product audits.
• Ensure supplier compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific requirements.
• Maintain supplier scorecards and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Lead supplier development activities and continuous improvement initiatives.

Supplier Quality Management

• Evaluate, approve, and monitor supplier quality performance.
• Conduct supplier audits, including process, system, and product audits.
• Ensure supplier compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific requirements.
• Maintain supplier scorecards and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Lead supplier development activities and continuous improvement initiatives.

APQP & Launch Activities

• Support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities.
• Review and approve supplier PPAP submissions.
• Verify process capability studies and control plans.
• Participate in new product launches and supplier readiness reviews.
• Ensure supplier achievement of launch timing and quality requirements.

Customer & Plant Support

• Support manufacturing operations regarding supplier quality issues.
• Coordinate sorting, containment, and rework activities.
• Participate in customer visits and quality reviews.
• Minimize production disruptions caused by supplier non-conformances.
• Support other plant activities as needed.

Data Analysis & Reporting

• Monitor supplier PPM performance.
• Analyze defect trends and warranty data.
• Develop supplier quality metrics and monthly reports.
• Recommend improvement actions based on performance data.